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Is there a bibliography for the history references in the Federalist Papers?

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Al Gore smashed an ashtray on television to demonstrate government waste. Aaron Sorkin later referenced this real-life moment on The West Wing to rebut Gore's argument. Who was right?

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In the Bronze Age Near East / Mediterranean / Ancient Egypt, did people typically use flatbread to make gyro-type wraps?

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Why weren't grenades commonly used in combat in the era of the American Revolution?

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All of the travel by Allied heads of state and military officers for conferences during WW2 seems dangerous. Were any Allied leaders or diplomats killed en route to/from the WW2 conferences?

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What is the history of paid speeches in America? When, and how, did it become acceptable for politicians and officials to give paid speeches?

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What were North Vietnam and the VC's reactions to LBJ's offers of development, as outlined in his "Victory Without Conquest" speech?

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During the Cold War, did the Western Bloc public and media express frustration and anxiety over NATO's restraint and reluctance to respond more forcefully to Soviet occupations of Hungary and Czechoslovakia?

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What was the Colonial American reaction to the First Partition of Poland in 1772? The British reaction?

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Have any of the Iron Age 'Troglodytae' dwellings on the Red Sea coast or southern Libya been discovered by archaeologists?

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Is there a bibliography for the history references in the Federalist Papers?	2
Al Gore smashed an ashtray on television to demonstrate government waste. Aaron Sorkin later referenced this real-life moment on The West Wing to rebut Gore's argument. Who was right?	2
In the Bronze Age Near East / Mediterranean / Ancient Egypt, did people typically use flatbread to make gyro-type wraps?	2
Why weren't grenades commonly used in combat in the era of the American Revolution?	2
All of the travel by Allied heads of state and military officers for conferences during WW2 seems dangerous. Were any Allied leaders or diplomats killed en route to/from the WW2 conferences?	2
What is the history of paid speeches in America? When, and how, did it become acceptable for politicians and officials to give paid speeches?	2
What were North Vietnam and the VC's reactions to LBJ's offers of development, as outlined in his "Victory Without Conquest" speech?	2
During the Cold War, did the Western Bloc public and media express frustration and anxiety over NATO's restraint and reluctance to respond more forcefully to Soviet occupations of Hungary and Czechoslovakia?	2
What was the Colonial American reaction to the First Partition of Poland in 1772? The British reaction?	2
Have any of the Iron Age 'Troglodytae' dwellings on the Red Sea coast or southern Libya been discovered by archaeologists?	1